Barbara Leiby said: January 2, 2011 2:59 pm PST
Billions of people in developing countries throughout the rest of the world will consume energy, buy automobiles, toasters, TVs, etc. at an unprecedented rate that we do not appear to be prepared for. The world''s appetite for energy will eventually result in consumption of all the non-renewable resources. Before that happens, the cost of coal, oil and natural gas will rise prohibitively, impacting not only consumers, but virtually all business and industry. Additionally, the environmental impacts of greenhouse gases will be very negative. Rather than sit back and watch it all unfold, the sane course is to pursue renewable energy sources like solar, wind, wave power, an biofuel. I feel it's most important to assist with a move in that direction.